Dharupur
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Dharupur is a village in Gauriganj block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,112 people, in 169 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Semuai.[3]
Dharupur
Dhārupur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Map showing Dharupur (#246) in Gauriganj CD block | |
  Dharupur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.19798°N 81.61986°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Faizabad division |
| District | Amethi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,112 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,460/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The 1951 census recorded Dharupur as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 427 people (202 male and 225 female), in 100 households and 96 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 374 acres.[4] No residents were literate.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Gauriganj.[4]
The 1961 census recorded Dharupur (as "Bharupur") as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 502 people (238 male and 264 female), in 106 households and 102 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 374 acres.[5]
The 1981 census recorded Dharupur as having a population of 632 people, in 127 households, and having an area of 150.55 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]
The 1991 census recorded Dharupur (as "Dharu Pur") as having a total population of 736 people (370 male and 366 female), in 133 households and 131 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 151.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 147, or 20% of the total; this group was 46% male (68) and 54% female (79).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 208, or 28% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 15% (81 men and 5 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 371 people were classified as main workers (211 men and 160 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 365 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 7 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 359 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 2 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 0 in other services.[3]